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Home of Oxford University and Oxford City Judo ClubsFri, 24 Jul 2015 11:30:41 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.318 July 2015 | Samurai Women’s Openhttp://www.oxfordjudo.com/2015/07/18-july-2015-samurai-womens-open/
http://www.oxfordjudo.com/2015/07/18-july-2015-samurai-womens-open/#commentsFri, 24 Jul 2015 11:12:24 +0000http://www.oxfordjudo.com/?p=1212This weekend saw Oxford Judo ladies competing at the Samurai Women’s Open. Sarah Murray and Liew Juan Juan first competed in the Kyu grades category, coming away with Silver and Bronze. The lovely ladies (4th Kyu and 5th Kyu respectively) demonstrated great spirit of judo and went on to compete in the open grade category, in pools of 1st Kyus and Dan grades.

Both fought excellently, and Sarah scored ippons against not one, but two (!!), 1st Kyu women; earning her an extremely well-deserved bronze in the open grade category.

Rachel Wheatley and Jordan Doherty competed in the Dan grade categories. Rachel fought in the lightweight 1st Dan group, winning three fights to bring back silver and a nice collection of 2nd Dan points. Jordan fought in the 2nd Dan and above group, and demonstrated some fierce Judo against heavier opponents, also winning Silver from some tough fights. Overall, the day saw the four ladies return with six medals, a 10/10 girls day out!

]]>http://www.oxfordjudo.com/2015/07/18-july-2015-samurai-womens-open/feed/023 Nov 2014 | London Universities Competitionhttp://www.oxfordjudo.com/2014/11/23-nov-2014-london-universities-competition/
http://www.oxfordjudo.com/2014/11/23-nov-2014-london-universities-competition/#commentsWed, 26 Nov 2014 12:15:13 +0000http://www.oxfordjudo.com/?p=1176We left Oxford at an ungodly hour, to get over to the far side of London. But it was worth it – we had a large team, the largest we’ve had in a fair few years. There were eight Oxford Uni students and three Oxford Brookes students, plus three coaches, so we were full steam ahead!

It’s always nice to travel with a group. You bond over wins and losses (always because of bad refereeing, of course), weigh ins and how tough it is to juggle work/uni/training, and often over an abundance of food. You have a joint experience which the group shares. And the bigger the group, the more bonding.

We had a lot of beginners in the group. Three of the boys were on their first or second competitions ever, so the London Unis was a brave decision. Aaron Edwards (U66 kyu), Jamal Antonio (U73 kyu) and Hamed Ahmadi (U66 kyu) all put up good fights in a sport they’re very new at.

Khalid Mohsen was our first medal of the day, and our only U20s competitor (U81). We got there good and early, and he kicked it off with a lovely couple of ippons, securing a bronze by lunchtime.

Mehdi Imani followed this up with our second medal in the kyu U66s, clearing through his bracket with three ippons. A gold medal well earned.

Tom Roach and Ralph Houet has a massive group of 17 (U73 kyu). They always end up in the same brackets, as they weigh and rank the same. But this time they didn’t have to fight each other – the competition organisers were incredibly good about that. They were put in different pools, and after a few tough fights both of them made it out of their respective pools. Both fought for bronze, but the competition was tough, and they didn’t quite get there. It was a really good day for them, though. They really got a chance to see what to work on.

Daniel Trawny, Gregor Cremosnik and Vidar Benjamin Skretting were all in the same bracket as well (U81), but again didn’t have to fight each other in the early rounds. It was another big bracket, with 15 competitors, and all of them had some lovely matches. Daniel won one with a perfectly timed drop seoinage, but lost two because of bridging (so let that be a lesson, don’t do it!). Gregor had a few tough fights, and won three matches by ippon, and secured a bronze. Benjamin worked like a… something that works hard. A horse? Anyway, he obviously intended to win, which he did, and took home the gold.

Finally, Sam Ritchardson fought in the U100s, and had a some good fights with some national and international level players. He won one by ippon, and secured a bronze.

We ate a pub out of all food on the way home. I’d like to say it was the competitors who did most of the eating, but the honest truth is that it was the coaches. A long, busy, stressful day meant we hadn’t eaten much. And between Will Tew, Jordan Doherty and Emma Burnett we might have driven the place to impoverishment.

]]>http://www.oxfordjudo.com/2014/11/23-nov-2014-london-universities-competition/feed/04 Oct 2014 | High Wycombe Kyu Grade Tournamenthttp://www.oxfordjudo.com/2014/11/oct-4-2014-high-wycombe-kyu-grade-tournament/
http://www.oxfordjudo.com/2014/11/oct-4-2014-high-wycombe-kyu-grade-tournament/#commentsFri, 07 Nov 2014 07:40:56 +0000http://www.oxfordjudo.com/?p=1166We had a great day at the High Wycombe Kyu Grade Tournament on 4th October, 2014 – three players from Oxford Judo, three medals!

Abigail Clayton – Gold

Tom Roach – Gold

Ralph Houet – Silver

Everyone fought really well, and Tom and Ralph had it tough, fighting each other in the first match.

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]]>http://www.oxfordjudo.com/2014/11/oct-4-2014-high-wycombe-kyu-grade-tournament/feed/0Beginner’s Sessions for 2014http://www.oxfordjudo.com/2014/09/beginners-sessions-for-2014/
http://www.oxfordjudo.com/2014/09/beginners-sessions-for-2014/#commentsFri, 26 Sep 2014 08:24:45 +0000http://www.oxfordjudo.com/?p=1142In the first term, we generally run Beginners and Re-starters Sessions on Friday evenings. Unfortunately, due to coaching constraints, we have to change the day for this term.

The Beginners Sessions will start on Tuesday 14 October at 5.30pm, and run for 8 weeks on Tuesdays. If you would like to try Judo for the first time, or are coming back to it after a break, feel free to drop into this class in the first or second week. After the third week, you will be quite far behind, so do try to make it to the first sessions.

For our established students, we would appreciate any help you can give on those evenings – we often have a large group turn up, so it’s good to have lots of people to assist. And if you’re looking for normal training times, we will aim to have a coach available for a standard session on Friday evenings, 7-8.30pm. We cannot guarantee that someone will be available all Friday evenings, or that it will be the same person week-t0-week (which is why we can’t run the beginners course that evening).

]]>http://www.oxfordjudo.com/2014/09/beginners-sessions-for-2014/feed/0Summertime Timeshttp://www.oxfordjudo.com/2014/07/summertime-times/
http://www.oxfordjudo.com/2014/07/summertime-times/#commentsTue, 01 Jul 2014 13:50:42 +0000http://www.oxfordjudo.com/?p=1123summertime out-of-term schedule has changed slightly. On Thursdays, we will have the sports hall from 6-7.30pm, instead of until 8pm. The sports centre has other activities happening in the evenings. This will be through July and August. We will switch back to 6-8pm from September. Come early to help lay mats, we [...]]]>Please note, the summertime out-of-term schedule has changed slightly. On Thursdays, we will have the sports hall from 6-7.30pm, instead of until 8pm. The sports centre has other activities happening in the evenings. This will be through July and August. We will switch back to 6-8pm from September.

Come early to help lay mats, we want to get a quick start when we have less time!

19:45 Arrive at Wycombe Judo Centre
20:00 Start and warmup
20:15 Team event (5 man team consisting of 3 Kye and 2 Dan grades, THIS IS NOT ABOUT WINNING BUT ABOUT HAVING A GOOD EXPERIENCE)
21:10 Randori
22:00 Finish

Mat fee: £4

If you can drive some folks, please let us know so we can arrange transport.

The men’s team fought some tough matches, and brought home bronze medals. The women’s team also took bronze, after some good fights. You can see some of the matches on our Facebook page.

]]>http://www.oxfordjudo.com/2013/11/bev-price-2013/feed/0Oxford Judo Rocks the British Mastershttp://www.oxfordjudo.com/2013/09/oxford-judo-rocks-the-british-masters/
http://www.oxfordjudo.com/2013/09/oxford-judo-rocks-the-british-masters/#commentsTue, 24 Sep 2013 13:06:44 +0000http://www.oxfordjudo.com/?p=872Oxford sent three competitors to the British Masters championships this weekend and returned with three medals. Chris Doherty retained his U81 title from last year with two comfortable wins by ippon. Greg Mook also repeated as kyu grade champion in U73. Greg also fought the kyu grade age group below his, winning all matches by ippon. Jim Birnie rounded out the medals with a bronze and a win by ippon in U90. Jim was defending his title from last year, but injuries affected his training and his last minute decision to enter was rewarded with a medal.

]]>http://www.oxfordjudo.com/2013/09/oxford-judo-rocks-the-british-masters/feed/0End of Year Trophy Winnershttp://www.oxfordjudo.com/2013/07/end-of-year-trophy-winners/
http://www.oxfordjudo.com/2013/07/end-of-year-trophy-winners/#commentsFri, 05 Jul 2013 10:04:45 +0000http://www.oxfordjudo.com/?p=868After another competitive year for Oxford Judo, Chris Doherty recognised the following trophy winners at our end of year dinner.